From today, till August 11, 2024, the best of the world’s sportsmen and women will converge on Paris and other French cities to vie for honours and global fame.
CHRISTIAN OKPARA writes that while the organisers have promised a spectacle, some of the world’s best performers will be jostling for a fitting coda for the last four years of hard work.
Team Nigeria’s contingent, led by badminton star, Anuoluwapo Opeyori and world 100m hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan, have taken their position in the City of Light, ready to give their compatriots reasons to celebrate, even in this tough times at home. Although the identity of the show stoppers have not been made public as we went to press, the organisers said that they expect thousands of people to line the river and the streets with millions more watching on television around the world.
About the artists, he added, “We are not going to say anything, but it will be a beautiful night with a lot of important people who have something to celebrate with us about Paris,” he said. The ceremony is expected to last for just under four hours, with the final stages holding as the sun sets across the French capital.
“We know the importance of the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games. It’s key for the athletes, it’s key for the country that organises it,” Estanguet said. Paris 2024 will welcome several debuting sporting events into the Olympic family. Among them is breaking, commonly known as breakdancing. Meanwhile, sailing has added men’s kite, women’s kite and dinghy. In kiting, athletes race on boards that fly above the water. Mixed dinghy features teams of one male athlete and one female athlete racing together in one boat.
Their belief is that the country has a strong cast of athletes that will make Paris 2024 Nigeria’s best outing since the 1996 Games, where the country won two gold medals and several silver and bronze medals. Looking forward to a fruitful outing in Paris, Anyanacho told the world media that her dream “is to get the gold medal.”
Anyanacho is confident that she would not repeat the mistakes she made in Tokyo that cost her dearly against Türkiye’s Nur Tatar in the first round.Being more experienced will help to get better results in Paris. The 25-year-old athlete won a gold medal at the G1 tournament in Luxembourg in June as her last pre-Olympic warm-up before the Olympic Games. She also won a gold medal at the African Games earlier this year.
Enoh has also prioritised the welfare of athletes, demonstrated by the increase in bonuses and allowances payable to athletes.
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